Social support for families raising children with autism spectrum disorders by Danutė Klokmanienė, Loreta Klokmanienė, Audronė Rimkuvienė

“…The theoretical part presents the concept of Autism Spectrum Disorders and reviews the legal acts regulating family support and the need for social worker’s assistance for those families. The disorder usually manifests itself in early childhood, but the symptoms of autism can also appear later when social norms exceed the individual’s capabilities. …”

Psychosocial Factors in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Australia by Charan Bale, Alexandra Douglas, Dev Jegatheesan, Linh Pham, Sonny Huynh, Atul Mulay, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan

“…All patients underwent psychosocial assessments by one, full-time renal social worker. Patient demographics, cumulative social issues, and subsequent interventions were recorded directly into a database. …”
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Perceived Preparedness for the Clinical Practice Among Medical Interns: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sharief WM, Mahdy NH, Al-Eraky M

“…It was found that the interns were not well prepared regarding handling emergencies, dealing with dying patients (44%), inserting an intravenous line (35.8%), conducting a digital-rectal examination (31.2%), as well as speaking with the social worker about the patient (29%). Males scored significantly higher than females regarding the interpersonal domain.Conclusion & recommendations: The results revealed that most interns were adequately trained for their clinical experiences. …”
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Assessing psychosocial risk factors in children with Sickle Cell Disease by Nicole Frey, Julia E. LaMotte, Jillian R. Bouck, Lauren Fancher, Genese T. Parker, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob

“…Methods The PAT was administered annually during routine clinical visits and scored by the SCD Social Worker to provide tailored resources to families. …”
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Canadian healthcare capacity gaps for disease-modifying treatment in Huntington’s disease: a survey of current practice and modelling of future needs by Sylvain Chouinard, Blair R Leavitt, Angèle Bénard, Nathalie Budd, Jennifer W Wu, Kerrie Schoffer

“…The average national incremental nursing, room, neurologist and social worker support required to provide IT DMT to all eligible patients is 0.73, 0.36, 0.30 and 0.21 FTE per HD centre, respectively. …”
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Developing an instrument to measure the quality of social work cancer counseling regarding return to work — psychometric properties of the German Quality of Cancer Counseling Quest... by Clara Breidenbach, Sabine Schneider, Marie Rösler, Nicole Ernstmann, Paula Heidkamp, Lina Heier, Kati Hiltrop, Sophie Schellack, Johannes Soff, Johanna Weiss, Christoph Kowalski

“…Abstract Purpose Counseling by social workers can be of great relevance supporting cancer survivors with their psychosocial challenges such as returning to work. …”
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A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…The routine early provision of palliative care, psycho-oncology, medical social worker and dedicated liaison nurse supports guided by national guidelines and education for healthcare professionals, integrated with living well with cancer clinics and a dedicated medically verified website would provide an ecosystem where MBC care could be optimised for patients and their families.…”
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Evolving Roles for International Social Work in Addressing Climate Change by Julie L. Nagoshi, Vijayan K. Pillai, Mashooq A. Salehin

“…Human rights frameworks guide social workers in addressing climate-related health and social inequalities, emphasizing empowerment and equity. …”
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Social Work Practice and Rural Development. A Case Study of Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District. by Ssembure, Edson

“…The direct roles of social workers begin with practicing primary methods of social work. …”
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Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. by Wamara, Charles Kiiza, Mbabazi, Ruth, Hategekimana, Donisian

“…This article argues that social workers with older people in Uganda need to undertake emancipatory practice to free older people from abuse. …”
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Effectiveness of Family Therapy in Social Work Practice in Buhara Sub-County Kabale District. by Tukamushaba, Vian

“…Lack of access to mental health services and specialized training for social workers. Cultural competence was mentioned by respondents in that most strategies mentioned by respondents in that social workers should be culturally competent and aware of the specific cultural nuances and practices in Buhara sub-county. …”
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Integration of social work into specialist palliative home service by Janice Lee Wartchow, Stefan Bär, Bernd Alt-Epping, Christina Gerlach

“…Possible barriers against the integration of SW within the real-world clinical practice of palliative care should be further investigated in future studies by involving social workers’ and healthcare managers’ experiences and strategies to understand why the employment of social workers in SAPV is progressing slowly and inform strategies to enhance their integration.…”
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The Improved of Counselor Competencies through Scientific Article Writing Training Using Digital Citation Application by Daharnis Daharnis, Zadrian Ardi, Ifdil Ifdil

“…The track record of the development of science will be easily traced by the scientific community through various forms of scientific information. Social workers have thousands and even millions of aspects and scope of scholarship that can be used as materials to develop science. …”
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Assessment of satisfaction with quality of stationery long-term social care system: the Stavropol Territory case by E. V. Nemtseva, K. V. Bagmet, E. V. Ivanova, K. A. Samofatova

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“Everyone in my immediate family…”: Students’ Experiences with Suicide by Toni Gallegos, Regina Praetorius, Zoya Chaturvedi

“… Background: Suicide is a prevalent issue that is faced across the life span and has been found to be the third leading cause of death in those aged 10 to 34 years old. As social workers working with clients who have faced suicidal ideation or experienced it in their life. …”
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“Everyone in my immediate family…”: Students’ Experiences with Suicide by Toni Gallegos, Regina Praetorius, Zoya Chaturvedi

“… Background: Suicide is a prevalent issue that is faced across the life span and has been found to be the third leading cause of death in those aged 10 to 34 years old. As social workers working with clients who have faced suicidal ideation or experienced it in their life. …”
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Pentecostal church leaders’ support to children in need of care and protection by Andrew Spaumer, Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi

“…However, each religious leaders use their approach depending on the relationship they have with members of government institutions such as police services and social workers. In order to enhance the support provided the children in need of care and protection, by religious leaders within Pentecostal churches, it is recommended that religious leaders are well informed about the role of different members of multidisciplinary teams such as social workers, psychologists, police officers, parents and other community structures. …”
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Assegnazioni sociospaziali e politiche urbane in un quartiere della banlieue parigina by Adelina Miranda

“…I analyze the social and economic context and the role played by social workers of the Centre Social Balzac (CSB) during the plan of urban regeneration. …”
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What works in residential care: making it work by Lesley Archer

“…In order to understand what works and how to make it work, residential workers, field social workers and managers have to work together with young people, their families, and members of other networks such as schools and health services.…”

Podcasting as an Innovative Pedagogical Tool in Social Work Education by Mim Fox, Jonathan B. Singer

“…In parallel, social work education has experienced a global increase in online and remote delivery. Social workers globally have embraced social work content podcasts as a means of providing, and supplementing, their traditional pedagogy. …”
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